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The Butterfly House Gift Shop is located at Perry Cave Family Fun Center on Catawba Avenue, across from Heineman Winery. The Butterfly House Gift Shop features island souvenirs and a unique selection of housewares and items for the garden, including garden statuary, framed butterfly specimens for display, lamps and a selection of toys and games for the kids.

The Sweetest Bar on the island lives up to its name selling homemade fudge by the slice, hand-dipped chocolates, cookies and treats, old fashion candies, novelty candies, taffy and movie-size favorites among other treats. The Candy Bar also serves a full compliment of scooped and soft-serve ice cream, including a selection of cones, sundaes and shakes. Ranked in the “Top 5 Confection Destinations” on Lake Erie, and the only confectionary ranked in Ohio.

Put-in-Bay’s largest souvenir shop is located on Delaware Avenue downtown, next to the Depot. The Carriage House Gift Shop carries more than 1,000 items with Put-in-Bay on it somewhere. The shop also sells a large variety of interesting items with your own name on it, including glassware and rubber ducks! Crazy hats, toys, sportswear, a large pet section, film, novelty items, picnic ware, items for the home and garden, large selection of items for your pet, jewelry, unique purses, belts and gifts.

The Shops at Compass Pointe, located at the Island Hardware Store, offer great gifts in smaller packages. The Little Store is one of the island’s best kept secrets, offering a selection of affordable jewelry that will have you Christmas shopping early. Happy Holidays is Put-in-Bay’s Christmas store, featuring a wide selection of Put-in-Bay ornaments exclusive to Happy Holidays. There are also other Christmas themed items, including napkins, and decor. Sadie’s Resort Wear rounds out the three small shops and features “summer lifestyle clothing” for men and women. Sadie’s offers unique tees, classic sweatshirts, and fleece, for those cool evenings on the lake. Sadie’s also has a selection of gifts for your favorite canine.

The Country House has an excellent selection of gifts, and souvenir items. From house wares inspired by the islands vineyards to gift items you will not find anywhere else, the Country House always has something new for island shoppers. Garden and housewares is a specialty along with nautical and cottage inspired gifts. You’ll also find licensed products for Ohio State Buckeye fans and Cleveland Brown, and Indians fans. Located downtown on Delaware Avenue, across from DeRivera Park.

Ohio’s only Del Sol store has amazing products, such as apparel, tote bags, jewelry, nail polish, watches and toys that change color when exposed to sunlight! Special deal on a color-changing tote bag at the Put-in-Bay store. Located in the Blu on the corner of Delaware and Toledo avenues.

Heineman Winery’s gift shop carries a line of souvenir gifts aimed at grape and wine lovers and those who enjoy collecting rocks and minerals. The gift shop, located in the winery building, sells wine glasses, housewares, jewelry, tee-shirts, gem and mineral specimens, collectable island souvenirs and novelty items. The winery sells Heineman’s award-winning wines & locally made grape juice by the bottle for home consumption.

Home Port Gifts is located inside the Island Hardware Store on Langram Road, adjacent to the Put-in-Bay Post Office. An excellent selection of unique gifts for the home and garden, as well as for entertaining. Perfect place to outfit a room, or an entire cottage. Great nautical, Put-in-Bay, and lake-related merchandise. Also landscaping & house plants, hardware, plumbing supplies, paint and electrical supplies. The Shops at Compass Pointe are located on the same property.

The Lobster Trap features Boardwalk souvenir items, and apparel as well as the Boardwalk’s private label food items such as tartar sauce, hot sauce and cocktail sauce. Embroidered sports wear, ball caps and lobster themed housewares. If you’re a seafood lover, you’ll love all the seafood themed crockery, aprons, napkins, and other entertaining items. Great ideas for casual picnics, or a summer family dinner.

Lovella Fashion is located in the heart of the downtown district on Delaware Avenue and features apparel, shoes, sunglasses and other fashion accessories from many of the larger brand name designers, including Gucci, Lauren, and Dolce & Gabbana. Great selection of men and women’s resort wear and accessories as well.

Misty Bay Boutique is Put-in-Bay’s women’s resort wear headquarters. Located on Delaware Avenue, adjacent to the iconic Roundhouse Bar, Misty Bay carries a full line of women’s apparel, shoes, hand bags, jewelry, novelty tee shirts and accessories. Looking for the latest in foot wear from Columbia, Sebago and Sperry? You’ll find what’s new this year at Misty Bay. This landmark Put-in-Bay shop is known for its fun summer fashions ranging from casual to dress casual.

Mariner’s Locker is the island’s only store that caters exclusively to men. Mariner’s Locker carries all sorts of fun island wear for the islander in every man. Check out Mariner’s funny t-shirts, and better sportswear, including Columbia, Woolrich, and Aftco. Guys deserve to shop for clothes too when they’re on vacation. Perfect when you didn’t plan for the heat of the day, and need a pair of shorts to tide you over.

Looking for a bargain, something unusual, or a treasure? You’ll find just about everything you need and some things you didn’t know you needed at the Lake Erie Islands Historical Museum’s Resale Shop & Thrift Store. Located behind the museum in the large red barn, the shop is open daily during the summer season. Many items are very inexpensive, although you may occasionally find a good antique or two. Item donations are always welcome. Volunteers operate the shop, and all proceeds benefit the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society.

Perry’s Cave gift shop has a huge selection of cave, and nature related gift items. Buy a bag of rough mix, and pan for gems at the Gem Mining sluice. The Shop on Top of Perry’s Cave also sells candy, garden items, novelties, toys, and gifts. You can also pick out a geode to cut in half and take home as a souvenir. Geodes are ordinary looking rocks that contain a center core of crystals inside. The world’s largest known geode is located just across the road from Perry’s Cave, under the Heineman Winery. It’s aptly named, Crystal Cave. Perry’s Cave gift shop has lots of other minerals and crystals, and other fun items.

Put-in-Bay T-Shirt Shop has the largest selection of souvenir gear and inexpensive gifts for friends and family on the island . Novelty shirts, toys and Put-in-Bay souvenirs make affordable mementos of your island adventure to share with others. Put-in-Bay T-Shirt Shop has something for everyone on your list, or something for you to take home to remember your island adventure. Put-in-Bay T-Shirt Shop is located on Hartford Avenue, just steps from the Jet Express Dock, and adjacent to the Park Drive-Thru, and Boathouse Bar and Grille complex.

After entering through the scenic wooded trail, you’ll discover the unique Stonehenge Gift Shop. Located 1/2 mile from downtown Put-in-Bay, this gift shop is located on the grounds of historic Stonehenge Estate. Stonehenge features a wide selection of unique, quality gifts that are fun to both give and receive. A sampling of items may include porcelain reproduction advertising signs, fun wooden toys, award winning kaleidoscopes, large handmade ship models and more…many made right here in the U.S.A.!

Sunstoppers carries several top lines of sunglasses, including Nike Sport, Maui Jim’s, Tommy Bahama and Oakley. Always a large selection of sunglasses on sale, children’s’ sunglasses, and accessories for your sunglasses, including cases, sunglasses holders, and cleaning cloths. Located on Delaware Avenue across from the Carriage House, and directly behind the Boathouse Bar and Grill.

Wharfside is located next to the Doller Dock on Bay View Avenue, across from Mossback’s Restaurant, and sells food items, bait and tackle, and Ohio fishing licenses. Wharfside also a large selection of boating needs, from coolers to life jackets, boat bumpers and marine and boat parts, and supplies. Wharfside carries Put-in-Bay and Lake Erie Islands souvenirs and gift items, including all the island Euro stickers. Wharfside also sells ice cream novelties, and rents golf carts by the hour, day, or overnight.